Joyce Carol Oates

688 books

The Collector of Hearts: New Tales of the Grotesque by Joyce Carol Oates

The Collector of Hearts: New Tales of the Grotesque

Joyce Carol Oates

336 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

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A Convergence of Birds: Original Fiction and Poetry Inspired by Joseph Cornell by Jonathan Safran Foer, Joyce Carol Oates, Robert Coover

A Convergence of Birds: Original Fiction and Poetry Inspired by Joseph Cornell

Jonathan Safran Foer, Joyce Carol Oates, Robert Coover

160 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

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The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares by Joyce Carol Oates

The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares

Joyce Carol Oates

365 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

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Cries of the Spirit: A Celebration of Women's Spirituality by Louise Bogan, Marge Piercy, Tess Gallagher, Anne Sexton, Denise Levertov, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Rita Mae Brown, Annie Dillard, Alice Walker, Joyce Carol Oates, Starhawk, Marilyn Sewell, Gwendolyn Brooks, Margaret Atwood, Nikki Giovanni, Eudora Welty, Lucille Clifton

Cries of the Spirit: A Celebration of Women's Spirituality

Louise Bogan, Marge Piercy, Tess Gallagher, Anne Sexton, Denise Levertov, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Rita Mae Brown, Annie Dillard, Alice Walker, Joyce Carol Oates, Starhawk, Marilyn Sewell, Gwendolyn Brooks, Margaret Atwood, Nikki Giovanni, Eudora Welty, Lucille Clifton

311 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

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Crimes of Passion by Ramsey Campbell, John Edward Ames, Stephen Solomita, Melanie Tem, Robert J. Randisi, Lawrence Block, Brian Lumley, Marthayn Pelegrimas, Jeff Gelb, Tom Piccirilli, Mike W. Barr, Joyce Carol Oates, Greg Kihn, Michael Garrett, Brian Hodge

Crimes of Passion

Hot Blood #9

Ramsey Campbell, John Edward Ames, Stephen Solomita, Melanie Tem, Robert J. Randisi, Lawrence Block, Brian Lumley, Marthayn Pelegrimas, Jeff Gelb, Tom Piccirilli, Mike W. Barr, Joyce Carol Oates, Greg Kihn, Michael Garrett, Brian Hodge

288 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

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Crossing the Border: Fifteen Tales by Joyce Carol Oates

Crossing the Border: Fifteen Tales

Joyce Carol Oates

256 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)

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Cutting Edge: New Stories of Mystery and Crime by Women Writers by Laurel Hausler, Lisa Lim, S.A. Solomon, Sheila Kohler, Elizabeth McCracken, Cassandra Khaw, Lucy Taylor, S.J. Rozan, Jennifer Morales, Livia Llewellyn, Valerie Martin, Steph Cha, Edwidge Danticat, Joyce Carol Oates, Aimee Bender, Bernice L. McFadden, Margaret Atwood

Cutting Edge: New Stories of Mystery and Crime by Women Writers

Laurel Hausler, Lisa Lim, S.A. Solomon, Sheila Kohler, Elizabeth McCracken, Cassandra Khaw, Lucy Taylor, S.J. Rozan, Jennifer Morales, Livia Llewellyn, Valerie Martin, Steph Cha, Edwidge Danticat, Joyce Carol Oates, Aimee Bender, Bernice L. McFadden, Margaret Atwood

288 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

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Daddy Love by Joyce Carol Oates

Daddy Love

Joyce Carol Oates

280 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

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The Dark Descent by David G. Hartwell

The Dark Descent

The Dark Descent #1-3

David G. Hartwell

1024 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

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Dark Forces: New Stories of Suspense and Supernatural Horror by Kirby McCauley

Dark Forces: New Stories of Suspense and Supernatural Horror

Gran Super Terror

Kirby McCauley

551 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

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